Reinforcement of police checks and restricting the speed of scooters… The fight against night rodeos with these electric two-wheelers on the Champs-Élysées in Paris is beginning to bear fruit. For a month and a half, these machines, by the hundreds, slalomed between cars on the most beautiful avenue in the world, passed between pedestrians on the sidewalks.
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Some young drivers also consumed nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, making their route even more dangerous. Achievements relayed on social networks. “It became very dangerous when the scooter riders were racing six or seven on the sidewalk. The servers had to be extra vigilant when they went to see customers on the terrace, says Nordine, manager of Café di Roma. Some were hit, their tray full of drinks was overturned. ”
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"This had been going on for a month and a half without anyone intervening ," adds the boss of a
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